Business

Hudson’s Bay Company unveils 25 Zellers locations to open inside select stores

B.C. to get 4, a decade after the discount chain closed most of its stores in Canada

Jan 18, 2023 11:30 AM Read more >

PHOTOS: The Makehouse threads community, creativity at Victoria sewing studio

The fabric shop and sewing lesson business recently became employee-owned

Jan 17, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

‘Accelerator’ program aimed at helping Vancouver Island seafood businesses compete

Island Coastal Economic Trust supporting Vancouver Island University program

Jan 17, 2023 1:15 PM Read more >

Despite inflation slowing in December, Bank of Canada still expected to hike rates

Inflation rate peaked in the summer at 8.1 per cent and has been slowly decelerating since

Jan 17, 2023 11:30 AM Read more >

ICBC CEO Nicolas Jimenez to take on top role at BC Ferries

Jimenez spent close to 20 years with the insurance corporation

Jan 17, 2023 10:42 AM Read more >

Downtown Victoria says it’s still strong for business, despite string of closures

Despite Old Vic Fish and Chips joining list of closures in the area, business remains good overall

Jan 16, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

More businesses expect sales to slip as high inflation, rates weigh on spending: BoC

72 per cent of consumers expect a recession in the months ahead

Jan 16, 2023 11:20 AM Read more >

Elon Musk’s next drama: a trial over his tweets about Tesla buyout

Trial may hinge on jury’s interpretation of motive for tweets a judge already decided were false

Jan 16, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Debt worries rise amid higher interest rates and persistent inflation: MNP report

Bankruptcy firm’s quarterly consumer debt index at an all-time low of 77 points

Jan 16, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Stores launch Lunar New Year sales during typically slow shopping season

Western retailers grasping onto holiday as means to make money

Jan 15, 2023 8:40 AM Read more >